"won a Pye Television Award for the Most Outstanding New Personality of the Year in 1973. Harty remained on ITV until 1980, at which point his show moved to the BBC. Harty interviewed the Jamaican American singer Grace Jones on the show in November 1980. After he had interviewed Jones and turned away from her to address another guest, Jones appeared to become offended and started repeatedly hitting him. Initially shown on BBC-2 in a mid-evening slot, Harty's chatshow ran until 1982 before being moved to an early evening BBC-1 slot in 1983 where it was now simply titled ""Harty""."
"was at the height of his fame as a teen idol and king of glam rock. During the interview, Harty asked Bolan what he thought he would be doing when he was forty or sixty years old. He replied that he didn't think he would live that long. Bolan died two weeks before his 30th birthday on 16 September 1977. In 1972, he was given his own series, ""Russell Harty Plus"" (later simply titled ""Russell Harty""), conducting lengthy celebrity interviews, on ITV, which placed him against the BBC's ""Parkinson"". Parts of Russell Harty's interview with the Who in 1973 were"
"His partner of five years was the Irish novelist Jamie O'Neill. Russell Harty Fredric Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was a British television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows. Harty was the son of Fred Harty, a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market in Blackburn, Lancashire, and Myrtle Rishton. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School on West Park Road where he enjoyed appearing in school plays and met, for the first time, the then English teacher Ronald Eyre who directed a number of the productions and thereafter at Exeter College, Oxford, where he"
"now affecting Bowie was made public when Russell Harty interviewed the singer for his London Weekend Television talk show in anticipation of the album's supporting tour. Shortly before the satellite-linked interview was scheduled to commence, the death of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was announced. Bowie was asked to relinquish the satellite booking, to allow the Spanish Government to put out a live newsfeed. This he refused to do, and his interview went ahead. In the ensuing lengthy conversation with Harty, Bowie was incoherent and looked ""disconnected"". His sanity—by his own later admission—had become twisted from cocaine; he overdosed several"
"""Colonel Jimmy Hart"" for Honky's matches, a reference to Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker. Honky's first major feud came against Jake ""The Snake"" Roberts, who was in the midst of a fan favorite turn. The feud intensified when Honky attacked Roberts on his talk show set, ""The Snake Pit"". According to Roberts, Honky was supposed to hit him with a gimmicked balsa wood guitar. Roberts believes Farris accidentally grabbed a real, non-gimmicked guitar and smashed it across Roberts' back, legitimate injuring him, and starting him on his dependence of prescription pain medication (in an interview, Roberts alleges that he was"
"by Jimmy Hart. Before the match it had been announced that Honky's original challenger, Brutus Beefcake, was unable to wrestle due to being attacked the previous week by Outlaw Ron Bass who had raked his cowboy spurs repeatedly across Beefcake's forehead (television and even the PPV only showed the censored version of the attack). Prior to the match, the Honky Tonk Man refused to be informed about Beefcake's replacement and immediately before the match, even grabbed ring announcer Howard Finkel's microphone and said ""Give me someone out here to wrestle, I don't care who it is"". His challenge was answered"
"Russell Harty Fredric Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was a British television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows. Harty was the son of Fred Harty, a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market in Blackburn, Lancashire, and Myrtle Rishton. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School on West Park Road where he enjoyed appearing in school plays and met, for the first time, the then English teacher Ronald Eyre who directed a number of the productions and thereafter at Exeter College, Oxford, where he obtained a degree in English Literature. On leaving university, Harty became"
"The show ended in late 1984, though Harty would continue to present factual programmes for the BBC for some time afterwards. Harty was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in December 1980, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the London department store Selfridges. He began working on a new series ""Russell Harty's Grand Tour"" for the BBC in 1987; the few interviews completed before his death included meetings with Salvador Dalí and Dirk Bogarde. Russell Harty was a good friend of the playwright Alan Bennett, who talks about him and his family, in relation with Bennett's own"
"interview was recreated in """" in 1979, with James Earl Jones as Haley and Marlon Brando as Rockwell; Brando won a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Rockwell. Haley had also interviewed Malcolm X in 1963 and Martin Luther King Jr. in 1966 for the newly established 1962 ""playboy interview""; all three interviewees would be assassinated by 1968. In 1970, Hugh Hefner stated that ""militant feminists"" are ""unalterably opposed to the romantic boy-girl society that Playboy promotes"" and ordered a hit piece in his magazine against them. In the 1993 ""The Simpsons"" episode ""Krusty Gets Kancelled"", Hefner guest-voiced himself."
"were a personal target of Stern's, such as Ted Williams, who was interviewed by Melendez because Stern disapproved the idea of athletes charging money for autographs. Oftentimes the celebrity would react angrily, but other times the celebrity would take the questions in good humor. Melendez notably interviewed Gennifer Flowers, Ringo Starr, and the Dalai Lama. At Gennifer Flowers' news conference playing the 'Clinton Tapes', he asked her if she planned to sleep with any other candidates before the election to which she reacted by laughing. He asked the Dalai Lama, if anyone ever greeted him with ""Hello Dolly!"", in a"
"included in Jeff Stein's 1979 film ""The Kids Are Alright"", providing notable moments, such as Pete Townshend and Keith Moon ripping off each other's shirt sleeves. In 1975, he interviewed French singer Claude François and was one of the first to acknowledge the fact that the Paul Anka song ""My Way"" was based on a French song of Claude's called ""Comme D'Habitude"". He would also interview François again in 1977. The show lasted until 1981 and some of his interviews included show business legends Tony Curtis, Danny Kaye, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, David Carradine, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. Harty"
"Questions & Answers, with Gannon implying Harris was a lackey for Tony O'Reilly. Harris reacted angrily to this, dismissed Gannon as a ""Shinner"" and presenter John Bowman had to step in to separate the two men. Bowman suggested that the men agree to disagree, but Gannon, a former 1998 Leinster minor hurling medallist and staunch Fine Gael supporter, suggested ""No. Let's agree that you agree with me."" During a heated interview on the TV3 programme ""The Political Party"" with Ursula Halligan broadcast on 9 December 2007, Harris threatened to walk out because he didn't wish to discuss Bertie Ahern's appearances"
"his subjects were Jeremy Clarkson, Tom Jones, Jimmy Savile,<ref name=""Woods/SabotageTimes""></ref> Jeremy Beadle, Jeffrey Archer, Robert Maxwell, Samantha Fox, Keith Floyd, Bernard Manning and David Mellor. Affronted by Manning's racist remarks, Hibbert replied: ""Ha ha ha, you fat bastard."" Some stars were similarly offended by Hibbert, who later cited Ringo Starr, Kate Bush and Boy George as disgruntled interviewees. He began working for ""Q""s sister title ""Empire"" in 1989. Its launch editor, Barry McIlheney, fearing that the magazine would be unlikely to gain access to any top film stars, says he thought: ""Well, I'm going to have to get Tom Hibbert"
"at ""The Sunday Times"", which serialised the book, received threatening phone calls and also a visit from private investigator Eugene Ingram, who worked for the Church. Another private investigator, Jarl Grieve Einar Cynewulf, told ""The Sunday Times"" journalists that he had been offered ""large sums of money"" to find a link between Miller and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In his capacity as Hubbard's biographer, Miller appeared in three British television documentaries: Russell Miller Russell Miller (born 1938) is a British journalist and author of fifteen books, including biographies of Hugh Hefner, J. Paul Getty and L. Ron Hubbard. While"
"irritate Honky's opponents—namely, Randy ""Macho Man"" Savage and Brutus ""the Barber"" Beefcake—and interfere in his matches. After WrestleMania V, Martel confronted Miss Elizabeth, manager of newly-dethroned former WWF World champion Randy Savage, during an interview, leading to a confrontation between the two in which Savage fired Elizabeth and repeatedly threatened to hit her. Martel then attacked Hulk Hogan from behind as he came to Elizabeth's rescue, leaving him open to a chair attack from Savage, Throughout the remainder of 1989, Martel and Savage feuded with Hogan and Elizabeth. At SummerSlam, Hogan and Brutus ""The Barber"" Beefcake defeated the team of"
"well as the reasons for the death itself. James Mossman David James Mossman (10 September 1926 – 5 April 1971) was a British journalist, broadcaster, a TV reporter, film-maker, interviewer and former MI6 agent with a famously acerbic interviewing style. He once verbally attacked then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson live on air, over his support of US President Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War. On another occasion, he took the Singapore prime minister to task for his habit of throwing his political opponents in jail. A member of the ""Panorama"" team in the 1960s specialising in foreign affairs, he was reassigned"
"beaten down afterwards by Test. A title match between Lashley and Test was then made for the Royal Rumble. A week after that match was made, on the January 23 episode of ""ECW"", Lashley defeated Test in another title match. Before the event went live on pay-per-view, JTG defeated Lance Cade in a dark match. The first match that aired was a tag team match between The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) and MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro). The match went back and forth until MNM took control by attacking Matt's injured jaw repeatedly. The Hardys gained the advantage"
"pants and footwear after setting off a metal detector. He then took ten metal forks from the Qantas Club and took them on board a Qantas flight from Adelaide headed for Melbourne in an attempt to prove that airport security was totally flawed. A concerned passenger who did not recognise Hunt alerted the flight crew and he was detained on arrival in Melbourne, where he was questioned for approximately 30 minutes and let go without any charges filed against him. Hunt was involved in a controversial incident involving a racial slur in 2005, when he called Collingwood's Leon Davis, who"
"and interviews with Martin Amis, Edward de Bono, Gérard Depardieu, Alex Dimitriades, Ben Elton, Rachel Hunter, Elle Macpherson, Morrissey, Marc Newson, Noah Taylor, Naomi Wolf, and others. It peaked at number four on ""The Sydney Morning Herald""'s bestseller lists and, according to a review section cover story in ""The Weekend Australian"", established Gambotto-Burke's reputation as the ""Stilettoed Assassin"". ""The Canberra Times"" critic explained, ""Geoffrey Wheatcroft called their tool of trade ‘the killer interview’. Mark Lawson christened the movement ‘jugular journalism’. It was like a bullfight, he said. ‘Fifteen hundred words flash by, a succession of passes with the muleta, and"
"James Mossman David James Mossman (10 September 1926 – 5 April 1971) was a British journalist, broadcaster, a TV reporter, film-maker, interviewer and former MI6 agent with a famously acerbic interviewing style. He once verbally attacked then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson live on air, over his support of US President Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War. On another occasion, he took the Singapore prime minister to task for his habit of throwing his political opponents in jail. A member of the ""Panorama"" team in the 1960s specialising in foreign affairs, he was reassigned to presenting regular arts slot by the BBC"
"television for McMahon as well, starting work as an interviewer during the December 26, 1983 edition of wrestling at Madison Square Garden. He was a sidekick to Vince McMahon on ""Tuesday Night Titans"", a WWF-style talk show from 1984 to 1986. Hayes became familiar to WWF viewers as a light-spoken Englishman (using a softer accent than during his period as a heel manager) with an uproarious laugh. On ""TNT"", Hayes usually was the victim of several slapsticks; some instances included getting a face-full of powder, being slopped with pumpkin-innards by ""Captain"" Lou Albano, drinking one of Hulk Hogan's diet shakes,"
"Tommy Hearns (1994) Marvin Hagler (1995), Emile Griffith (1992), Joe Bugner, Roy Jones, Michael Spinks (1995) Azumah Nelson, Juan LaPorte, Alexis Arguelo (2009) Cedric Kushner(2009)), Donny Lalonde, Bob Arum (1995), Don King (1996), Tim Witherspoon (1995), Shane Mosley(1999), Wladimir Klitschko (2008), Sven Ottke (2008), Arthur Abraham(2008), Bernard Hopkins (2002), Felix Trinidad (1995), Dwight Qawi (1997), Jose Torres (2003), Paul Spadafora (2003), Scott LeDoux (1994), Bill Brennan (1996) and Bob Lee (1996). Aussie legends interviewed by Wheatley include Vic Patrick, George Barnes, Bob Dunlop, Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon,Jeff Harding, Danny Green, Jeff Fenech, Lester Ellis, Barry Michael, Charkey Ramon, Troy Waters,"
"is best remembered as a reporter on programs such as ""Hear It Now"" and ""See It Now"" and for publicly confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy, on ""Person to Person"" he was a pioneer of the celebrity interview. The program was well planned but not strictly scripted, with as many as six cameras and TV lighting installed to cover the guest's moves through his home, and a microwave link to transmit the signals back to the network. The guests wore wireless microphones to pick up their voices as they moved around the home or its grounds. The interviews were done live. The"
"Television's response to the BBC's ""Omnibus"". One programme involving a ""meeting of cultures"" saw Harty travelling to Italy in 1974 to engineer an encounter between the entertainer Gracie Fields and the composer William Walton, two fellow Lancastrians now living on the neighbouring islands of Capri and Ischia. A documentary on Salvador Dalí (""Hello Dalí"") directed by Bruce Gowers, won an Emmy. Another award-winning documentary was ""Finnan Games"" about a Scottish community, Glenfinnan, where ""Bonnie Prince Charlie"" raised his standard to begin the Jacobite rising of 1745, and its Highland Games. In 1972, Harty interviewed Marc Bolan, who at that time"
"match was the Royal Rumble match. Before the match, Kurt Angle stole Nunzio's entrance number and replaced him in the match. The participants divided into their brands and fought against each other, working together to eliminate Muhammad Hassan, the thirteen entrant. Scotty 2 Hotty, the fifteenth entrant, was attacked by Hassan during his entrance and never entered the match. Angle, the twentieth entrant, dominated upon entering until Shawn Michaels eliminated him. Angle came back to eliminate Michaels and attacked him. The final four participants remaining were Batista, United States Champion John Cena, Edge, and Rey Mysterio. Edge fought with Mysterio,"
"attack on Terri Runnels. It was announced that the title would be put on the line in a hardcore rules match. Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, Lance Storm and William Regal defeated The Hurricane and Goldust in a match that aired on Sunday Night HEAT. The first match of the event was an Elimination Tables match as Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley faced 3-Minute Warning (Rosey, Jamal) and Rico. Spike was eliminated first as Rosey and Jamal performed a Double Flapjack on him. Rosey was next to go, as he was eliminated by Jeff Hardy"
"wider public awareness in 1992 on the BBC Radio 4 debate programme ""The Moral Maze"", where he debated morality with his fellow panellists Rabbi Hugo Gryn, Roger Scruton and the journalist Janet Daley. He soon acquired a reputation for abrasiveness; he explained in 2007 that his personality possesses ""a tendency towards showmanship... towards self-indulgence and explosion and repartee and occasional silliness and going over the top."" The ""Daily Mail"" gave him the sobriquet of ""the rudest man in Britain"", although Starkey claims that his character was part of a ""convenient image"". He once attacked George Austin, the Archdeacon of York,"
"The Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row In an episode of BBC Radio 2's ""The Russell Brand Show"" broadcast on Saturday 18 October 2008, comedian Russell Brand and presenter Jonathan Ross made prank calls to actor Andrew Sachs that led to controversy in the United Kingdom. Brand and Ross called Sachs to interview him on-air; when he did not answer, they left a series of lewd messages on his answering machine, including comments about Brand's relationship with Sachs' granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. After initially receiving little attention, a 26 October article in ""The Mail on Sunday"" led to widespread criticism"
"The magazine interviewed musicians, actors and filmmakers including Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Siouxsie, Pete Townshend, Mel Gibson, Paul Weller, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lenny Henry and Steve Martin; the politicians Norman Tebbit, Ken Livingstone, Douglas Hurd and Jeffrey Archer; writers Hunter S. Thompson, Germaine Greer, Allen Ginsberg; the artist Gerald Scarfe; TV personalities like comedians Cannon & Ball and Max Wall and travel reporter Alan Whicker; writers John Mortimer and Keith Waterhouse; sportsmen such as darts champion Eric Bristow and cricketer Ian Botham; and the criminals Charles Manson and Reggie Kray. In 1986, fashion editor Iain R Webb commissioned twenty designers to customise"
"WWF debut on the September 28, 1986 episode of ""Wrestling Challenge"", defeating Terry Gibbs. Originally pushed as a fan favorite wrestler with an Elvis impersonator gimmick, Honky soon cut a series of promos with Jesse ""The Body"" Ventura that aired on the WWF's syndicated programming asking fans for a ""vote of confidence"", while these promos actually insulted fans in the manner of Andy Kaufman before him. The results predictably came back negative, and it was not long before Honky turned into a cocky villain and took on ""Mouth of the South"" Jimmy Hart as his manager. Hart was billed as"
"Jackson's public relations officer Ann Kite during the star's lawsuit against British journalist Martin Bashir following the unflattering documentary, ""Living with Michael Jackson"". Bell Yard was then hired by the so-called NatWest Three to campaign against their extradited to the US on charges relating to the collapse of the American energy giant Enron. Riley has since maintained an interest in the extradition space and recently campaigned on a pro-bono basis on behalf of Asperger's sufferer Gary McKinnon against his extradition to the US. McKinnon admits to having hacked into Pentagon computers in a bid to prove the existence of little"
"Russell. Following the press conference, Russell confronts Will and Toby, who apologize and are prepared to be reprimanded or fired. Instead, Russell tells them their joke speech was hilarious and asks for a copy. He goes on to tell them that he is well aware of his own reputation, but since he is now a member of Bartlet's team, it's incumbent on them to help rehabilitate his image. In the political primary season, he vied with Hoynes and U.S. Representative Matt Santos of Texas for the Democratic presidential nomination during the 2006 election. After a strong early start as the"
"season as host began with a notable interview with former British prime minister Tony Blair. The live interview occurred the night before a book signing at Eason's which attracted international attention when Blair was pelted with shoes and eggs and successfully evaded an attempted citizen's arrest on charges of war crimes. On 1 February 2013, Pat Kenny returned to host that night's edition when Tubridy's father died. In 2015, Tubridy's tone and choice of questions when interviewing Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy in relation to the campaign against the implementation of a water tax was much criticised. Opponents of the"